The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, March 3, 2055
Waxing Crescent
22.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
11:20 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.6%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1635
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 3, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 56.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 98.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 35m / 9.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.56° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.50° / 7.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.47° / -0.63° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.